We will NEVER accept a request without previous 5-star reviews again. 

First, the 401k funds must be from previous employers so you are eligible to rollover to a Self-Directed IRA.

The location is prime—adjacent to a college that has experienced 37% population growth over the past five years.

An important point is that if you didn't do the renovation or weren't on site checking frequently as the property was renovated, you never know how good the repairs done were by the seller or previous owners (this requires a good bit of construction knowledge).  

In my case, I have residential rentals in one LLC, commercial properties in another, self storage in a third, and my real estate company operates in a fourth.

I installed one of my previous home and the one im living in now, but that is because I own a Tesla.

As a previous project manager for large SFH PM companies, to being a licensed GC and an investor myself currently I'm not going to say who is right or wrong because there's many ways you can go about this. 

Prior to Oct 1, we just signed an ew lease with an existing tenant that maintained a security deposit of more than 1 months rent but less than 2 month rent which was the previous limit.

Hey all, great thread - seeking to get into MTR in Chicago as well with somewhat similar story (previously lived there, lots of family there). 

Like previously said, it depends on how much money you put down.